Game Information
MCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 333
- 426 PORT
-
Kicks
- MELB 210
- 231 PORT
-
Handballs
- MELB 123
- 195 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 28
- 20 PORT
-
Clearances
- MELB 33
- 30 PORT
-
Inside 50
- MELB 45
- 59 PORT
-
Tackles
- MELB 53
- 71 PORT
-
Hit-Outs
- MELB 29
- 32 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
18
J. Melksham2 Goals
39
J. Westhoff5 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Salem32 Disposals
11
T. Rockliff44 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
A. Brayshaw16 Contested Possessions
11
T. Rockliff12 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:38 |  | R. Burton Behind | 61 - 87 |
| 20:13 | | R. Gray Behind | 61 - 86 |
| 18:18 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 61 - 85 |
| 16:29 | | R. Burton Behind | 61 - 84 |
| 9:08 | | Rushed | 61 - 83 |
| 6:39 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 61 - 82 |
| 4:36 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 61 - 76 |
| 1:31 | | T. Boak Behind | 61 - 70 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:21 | | R. Gray Goal | 61 - 69 |
| 26:24 |  | C. Petracca Behind | 61 - 63 |
| 20:38 | | R. Gray Behind | 60 - 63 |
| 19:32 | | A. Brayshaw Behind | 60 - 62 |
| 14:05 | | B. Ebert Goal | 59 - 62 |
| 10:23 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 59 - 56 |
| 7:46 | | S. Weideman Goal | 59 - 50 |
| 6:05 | | J. Melksham Goal | 53 - 50 |
| 4:32 | | N. Jones Goal | 47 - 50 |
| 2:36 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 41 - 50 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:45 | | S. Weideman Behind | 41 - 44 |
| 26:18 | | J. Harmes Behind | 40 - 44 |
| 24:41 | | C. Petracca Goal | 39 - 44 |
| 22:39 | | X. Duursma Goal | 33 - 44 |
| 21:48 | | Rushed | 33 - 38 |
| 19:08 | | X. Duursma Behind | 33 - 37 |
| 17:27 | | Z. Butters Goal | 33 - 36 |
| 15:43 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 33 - 30 |
| 13:48 | | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 33 - 29 |
| 10:20 | | Z. Butters Goal | 33 - 28 |
| 8:08 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 33 - 22 |
| 3:35 | | J. Westhoff Goal | 27 - 22 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:31 | | P. Ryder Behind | 27 - 16 |
| 25:49 | | T. Marshall Goal | 27 - 15 |
| 21:32 | | R. Gray Behind | 27 - 9 |
| 20:49 | | T. Boak Behind | 27 - 8 |
| 19:24 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 27 - 7 |
| 17:32 | | J. Melksham Goal | 26 - 7 |
| 16:52 | | Rushed | 20 - 7 |
| 14:47 | | T. Boak Goal | 19 - 7 |
| 13:44 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 19 - 1 |
| 11:29 | | A. Brayshaw Goal | 18 - 1 |
| 9:26 | | T. Marshall Behind | 12 - 1 |
| 7:46 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 6:05 | | T. McDonald Goal | 6 - 0 |
AFL News
![]()
ESPN's top 20 must-watch players for the 2026 AFL season: 20-11
Who are the AFL's must-watch players? Not necessarily the best in the league, or the most promising, but the ones who'll make you tune in anytime, anywhere? Here's part 1 of our top 20.
![]()
'I like this game better than ours': Behind footy's incursions into North America
As the NRL heads off to Las Vegas, it's only fitting to throw back to when Aussie rules football ventured to Canada and the US in the 1960s and 1980s. Shannon Gill looks at the wild (and at times, turbulent) history of footy in North America.
![]()
The 50 best AFL players heading into season 2026
It's that time of year when ESPN's Jake Michaels counts down his 50 best players in the AFL. Spoiler alert: two-time Brownlow medalist Patrick Cripps has made the cut.
![]()
Last touch, ball movement tracking improved: What's new with Champion Data in 2026
Champion Data will put a greater emphasis on tracking AFL ball movement in season 2026, while all state leagues and Under 18s games will get significant upgrades to their statistical captures for the upcoming season.
![]()
Cripps: Charlie Curnow's first clash against Carlton could get spicy
Carlton skipper Patrick Cripps is expecting fireworks when his side takes on former teammate Charlie Curnow for the first time in the AFL's season opener.
![]()
Sam Walsh inks monster contract extension with Carlton
Carlton gun Sam Walsh has signed a bumper eight-year deal with the Blues until the end of 2034 in a massive show of faith in the AFL club's direction.
2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |